TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index Retirement Income Fund (Premier)

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Under the Fund’s expense reimbursement arrangements, the Fund’s investment adviser, Teachers Advisors, Inc. (“Advisors”), has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for any Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions or other transactional expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and extraordinary expenses) that exceed: 0.19% of average daily net assets for Premier Class shares of the Fund. These expense reimbursement arrangements will continue through at least September 30, 2015, unless changed with approval of the Board of Trustees.

Overall Morningstar Rating

The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted return, and is a weighted average of the applicable 3-, 5-, and 10-year Ratings.

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

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12/31/2011 - 12/31/2014

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Portfolio Overview

Investment Strategy

Management Team

Share Class

Premier Class

Dividend Frequency

Quarterly

Redemption Fee

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Inception Date

09/30/2009

Ticker

TLIPX

CUSIP

87245M624

The Lifecycle Index Retirement Income Fund seeks high total return over time primarily through income, with a secondary emphasis on capital appreciation. The fund invests according to a relatively stable asset allocation strategy and is designed for investors who are already in or entering retirement. The fund invests in several underlying equity and fixed-income index funds offered by the TIAA-CREF Funds. Currently, its target allocation consists of an equity/fixed-income mix of approximately 40%/60%. The fund may deviate from this target allocation by up to 10% depending upon current market conditions and outlook.

As of 03/30/2015

As of 03/30/2015

Performance Returns

Average annual total return is a hypothetical rate of return that, if achieved annually, would have produced the same cumulative total return if performance had been constant over the entire period. Average annual total returns smooth out variation in performance; they are not the same as actual year-by-year results. Also, it is the average annual profit or loss realized by an investment at the end of a specified calendar period, stated as the percentage gained or lost per dollar invested.

As of 02/28/2015

The performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Your returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your accumulation units or shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Since Inception performance shown is cumulative for funds that have less than one year of performance history. For investments with exceptional performance, please note that performance fluctuates and currently may be lower than noted here.

Portfolio Composition

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Current Asset Allocation

As of 12/31/2014

% ofNet Assets

Fixed Income

50.15%

U.S. Equity

28.11%

International Equity

11.71%

Inflation-Protected Assets

9.93%

Short-Term Investments, Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

0.10%

Top 10 Holdings

The top 10 holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of the fund's current or future investments. The holdings listed only include the fund's long-term investments and may exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products. The holdings listed should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell a particular security.

Target-date mutual funds share the risks associated with the types of securities held by each of the underlying funds in which they invest. As with all mutual funds, the principal value isn't guaranteed. Also, please note that the target-date is an approximate date when investors may begin withdrawing from the fund. Target date mutual funds are actively managed, so their asset allocations are subject to change and may vary from those shown. After the target date has been reached, some of these funds may be merged into a fund with a more stable asset allocation.

1The fund's benchmark is a weighted average of the benchmarks for each of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. The fund's target allocations to each underlying fund will change as the fund approaches its target retirement date, and the benchmark weightings will change accordingly.

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TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., and Nuveen Securities, LLC, Members FINRA and SIPC, distribute securities products. Annuity contracts and certificates are issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), New York, NY. Investment products, insurance and annuity products: are not FDIC insured, are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, are not insured by any federal government agency, are not a condition to any banking service or activity, and may lose value.

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OUT OF 150 FUNDS

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OUT OF 150 FUNDS

5 YEAR

OUT OF 134 FUNDS

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OUT OF 55 FUNDS

The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted return, and is a weighted average of the applicable 3-, 5-, and 10-year Ratings.